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IMPROVEMENT 'IN WATER-DRAWERS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMES DAYKIN, of Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulvIrrlprovements in Water-Drawers and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and complete description ot' the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the drawer.

Figure 2, a top view with the cover detached.

Figure 3, a vertical section.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the se'veral parts andviews presented.

A, fig. 1, is the case or curb, across the top of which ishung the wheelB, on the shaft C, having its bearings in the side ot' the curb. D, iig.3, is a bucket, suspended to the chain or rope E, and counterbalanced bythe weight F. llhis chain is of the ordinary kind, whereas the chainformerly used in this drawer was a flat one, especially made for thispurpose with great expense and with loss durability. In the bottom ofthebucket is a valve, G, to which is connected the rod H, and by which itis operated in a manner as hereafter shown.

The practical operation of this drawer is as follows: lhe bucket onbeing drawn up by the crank K, die., is then discharged of its contentsby the rod Il (which, it will be seen, projects above the rim of thebucket) striking against the headboard I, which depresses the rod, andthereby opens the valve G. At the same time the inner side of the rimofthe bucket strikes against the tilting-board L, the position of which,being slanting in the direction as shown in tig. 3, throws the bottomofthe bucket forward over the receiver M, into which the water isdischarged through the bottom o t the bucket; from thence, through thespout N, to the outside of the Curb. The position of the bucket whenthus tilted and discharging through the open valve is indicated by thedotted lines a in tig. 3, and in which ligure it will be seen that thehead-board referred to is thrown upward in line with the top of thebucket, and thereby allows the cndof the rod ll. to be acted upon to thefull opening of the valve, which would not be the case if the head-boardwere rigidly horizontal, as the end of the rod docs not strike until thebucket is tilted, the distance being too great between the rim of thebucket and the tiltingboard. Thus it will be seen that the head-boardadapts itself to the conditions of the bucket, as it is deflected by thetilting-board L, and therefore allows the rod to open thc valve to itsfull extent. The head-board I, being weighted, causes it to return toits horizontal position as the bucket descends. The said board issecured to the shaft J, and is pivoted or hung at eaehiend to the sidesot' the curb, or otherwise so hinged as to admit of its adjusting itselfto the tilting of the bucket. By means ofthe tilting-board L the bucket,when drawn up to discharge its water, is first tilted to the positionnoted by the dotted lines a, fig. 3; and when it is up in this positionthe rod H is brought in contact with head-board I, causing the valve Gto open to discharge the water. lhe bucket is at all times first sotilted that the bottom will be over the receiver M before the rod H isacted upon by the head-board I in opening the valve. It matters not inwhich way the bucket may turn in rising, as the rod H will always bebrought at some point under the head-board I, which readily adjustsitself to the top of the tipped bucket, so as to bring the rod H incontact with it; andas this board or pla-tc Lis hinged or pivoted itdoes not open the valve until after the bucket is tilted by the board L,as shown.

As before said, by this arrangement ofthe head-board an ordinary chainor rope is used, as it can make no difference on which part of the boardthe end ofthe rod may strike; hence the flat chain' referred to isdispensed with, and that with increased advantage, as the .apparatus canbe manufactured at less expense by using the ordinary chain than by theuse of the flat one especially made for the purpose. It also acts withgreater certainty and regularity, and is much stronger and more durable.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The pivotcd head-board l, arranged in relation to the valve of thebucket substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2, The adjustable head-board or plate I, and tilting-board L, incombination with a chain or rope, E, valverod H, and bucket D, when`arranged and operating in relation te each other, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

JAMES DAYKIN.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, FRANK Atomi.

